K2-260

Planetary system · 2165.1 light-years away

K2-260 is 2,165 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this F6 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-260 b goes round its star every 2.63 days, 34 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF6 V
Surface temperature6,860 K
Mass1.637 solar masses
Radius1.755 solar radii
Luminosity6.14 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.624
Ageabout 0.65 billion years
Distance from the Sun2165.1 light-years (663.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 76.8673°, Dec 16.8677°
ConstellationTaurus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-260 b2.63 days0.0439 AU18.416 R⊕546.66 M⊕Transit, 2018

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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